Poll of the Day > Being loud vs being heard in an office environment

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I work in an engineering office. Occasionally there is some casual conversation in the background, some more noticeable than others. One talkative coworker mentioned he is not as loud as other people in the office. Another coworker responded that it is not about who is louder but who is being heard.

I'd admit, I never thought about looking at it from that perspective. These background conversations are sometime distracting but personally, the folks who are loudest don't do it frequently enough to bother me whereas the talkative coworker who says he is not as loud does it frequently enough that it can be distracting.

To those who work in an office environment, how calm or noisy is it? Do you have talkative coworkers who constantly add to the background noises? Are you that noisy coworker who feel it is okay because others does it worse than you?

Comments are appreciated,

Thank you

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